Definition of oncology Oncology

/ɑŋkɑˈlʌʤi/ - [angkalujee] - on•col•o•gy

We found 6 definitions of oncology from 6 different sources.

What does oncology mean?

WordNet

Noun

Plural: oncologies

oncology - the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of tumors

medical specialty, medicine the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"

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Wiktionary

oncology (Noun)
The branch of medicine concerned with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

oncology
The study of the causes, development, characteristics, and treatment of tumors.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

oncology
ong-kol′o-ji, n. the science of tumours.—n. Oncot′omy, incision into, or excision of, a tumour

Wikipedia

Oncology is the medical sub-speciality that deals with the study and treatment of cancer. A doctor that practices oncology is called an oncologist. The term originates from the Greek onkos (ονκος), meaning bulk, mass, or tumour; and the suffix -ology, meaning "study of."